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▪ I. † proˈpitiate, ppl. a. Obs. rare. [f. L. propitiāt-us, pa. pple. of propiti-āre: see next.] Propitiated. (In quot. const. as pa. pple.)1551 Bp. Gardiner Explic. 150 With suche sacrifices God is made fauorable, or God is propitiate, if we shall make new Englishe.▪ II. propitiate, v. (prəʊˈpɪʃɪeɪ...
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Payovrata
In the Bhagavata Purana, this penance was observed by the goddess Aditi to propitiate Vishnu. Her husband, the sage Kashyapa, advised her to observe the payovrata to propitiate Vishnu.
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propitiate
propitiate/prəˈpɪʃɪeɪt; prə`pɪʃɪˌet/ v[Tn](fml 文) win the favour or forgiveness of (sb) (esp when he is angry) by a pleasing act; appease or placate 讨好(某人); 求得(某人)原谅; (尤指)哄(某人)息怒; 劝解; 抚慰 They offered sacrifices to propitiate the gods. 他们供奉祭品以求神息怒.
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Tutyr
To save cattle from the attack of wolves people also tried to propitiate Tutyr with the annual "Tutyrta" holiday during the first three days of Great Lent
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propitiative
propitiative, a. rare. (prəʊˈpɪʃɪətɪv) [f. propitiate v. + -ive.] Tending to propitiate; propitiatory, conciliatory.1928 Observer 19 Feb. 17/2 Where the majority of passengers have to travel in a brutalising congestion, the sight of half-empty ‘firsts’ next door is not propitiative.
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Mukasura
To propitiate Shiva, Arjuna creates an earthen lingam and decorates it with a garland.
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propiciant
† proˈpiciant, a. Sc. Obs. rare. [ad. L. propitiānt-em, pres. pple. of propiti-āre to propitiate.] = propitious a. 1.1533 Bellenden Livy iii. vii. (S.T.S.) I. 272 We haue þe goddis mare propiciant to ws quhen we ar fechtand. 1548 Sc. Acts Mary (1814) II. 481/2 To aide..and defend at his powar this t...
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Priti (goddess)
Legend
According to legend, Priti joined her father in taking up austere practices to propitiate Parvati, in the hope that she may find a suitable husband
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propitiable
propitiable, a. (prəʊˈpɪʃɪəb(ə)l) [ad. L. propitiābil-is easy to be appeased: see propitiate v. and -able; cf. obs. F. propiciable, -tiable (15th c. in Godef.).] † 1. Able to propitiate. Obs. rare.1553 T. Watson in Crowley Soph. Dr. Watson ii. (1569) 130 Graunt good Lord, that this sacrifice..be pro...
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Manyu (deity)
The devas are stated to have travelled to the Gautamī river valley, where they performed a penance to propitiate Shiva.
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propitiator
propitiator (prəʊˈpɪʃɪeɪtə(r)) [a. late L. propitiātor, agent-n. from propiti-āre to propitiate; so F. propitiateur, in 1519 propic- (Hatz.-Darm.).] One who propitiates.1571 Knox Bk. Com. Order (1868) 61 Look Thou to Thy dear Son..our Head..Mediator, and only Propitiator. 1624 Darcie Birth of Heresi...
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Penitence of Origen
O Saints of God, you I pray with weeping full of grief, that ye would propitiate his mercies for me miserable. Alas me!
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Delphinia
All that is known of the ceremonies is that a number of girls proceeded to his temple (Delphinium) carrying suppliant's branches and seeking to propitiate The sending of the maidens to propitiate the god during the Delphinia commemorates this event in the life of Theseus.
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elken
† ˈelken, v. Obs. rare—1. [? var. of oluhnen to flatter.] ? To flatter, propitiate.a 1400–50 Alexander 163 Þai..Honourd him with offryngs & elkend him fayre.
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Carnus
then struck the Dorians with plague; having consulted an oracle, they banished Hippotes from their camp and established a cult of Apollo Carneius to propitiate
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